small space living

Small space living with a family is all about adapting to meet changing needs. We live in a condo that was designed for a couple to have a home office and a guest room. Making this blueprint work for our family has been a creative endeavor from the beginning! We have had all four children sharing one room, and we put one child in the master bedroom turned playroom … [Read more...] about Shared Sibling Bedroom and Adaptive Small Space Living for Families

Silicon Valley has one of the world’s highest costs of living. So, when we moved here, we jumped at the chance to get into a (much more affordable than other options) condo owned by Mike’s employer. We didn't even see it before agreeing to live there, but it had MORE square footage to our little ranch in Massachusetts, so we figured we could easily make it work as our home. Now … [Read more...] about Creating a Family-Friendly Living Space

We live in a very expensive part of California. We are very lucky to live in a subsidized condo. Unfortunately, our condo was clearly designed for a couple with one, maybe two older children - not four very young children! The condo is technically larger than our 1400 square foot Masachustts home, but the extra square footage is in a staircase, hallway, three (!) … [Read more...] about Tips for Small Space Living: How to Fit Four Beds in One Room